‘Disturbances’ of the 1970s
By Leslie
Posted: June 13, 2005
The period of the 1970’s was a remarkable epoch in the history of Trinidad and Tobago and indeed the world over. This was a time when tensions peaked once more after earlier struggles to relieve Black people from the physical bondage of slavery and after two world wars, which had left an indelible impact on the world’s people. In fact, Trinidad and Tobago was granted Independence just eight years before in 1962. However, this appeared to be Independence in name only as Trinidadians and Tobagonians were dependent on white capitalists and imperial powers such as the United States, Canada and Britain for their sustenance.
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